Diabolik – Lancio del pugnale O.M.9

Again at the request of the Giussani sisters, he was inspired by the actor Robert Taylor to improve his graphic characterization, creating the iconic look of the protagonist, characterizing his typical movements and facial expressions as well as defining his costume and the characteristic mask in place of the shapeless hood of the beginnings; this characterization became the point of reference for other designers. He will also feature supporting characters, such as Inspector Ginko, and Eva Kant, as well as Altea di Vallemberg; for the latter, he was inspired by the French model Capucine, very famous at the time. For the series, he will draw both stories and covers. In his long collaboration with the magazine, he created both the pencil drawings and the ink inking, creating over two hundred episodes. In 1979, to dedicate himself to advertising graphics, he interrupted his collaboration with the Astorina publishing house to go to New York where he became a partner in an advertising agency and opened an Italian branch, initially named “Ronne Bonder Studio” which later became ” Half”. In the following years, he worked for Italian advertising agencies, creating campaigns as a graphic designer for Ferrarelle, Collistar, Alitalia, Fernet Branca, and many others. He returned to the Astorina publishing house in 1998. He still draws many of the King of Terror’s stories. Since 2009 he has collaborated with the Spazio Papel art gallery creating unpublished images of Diabolik and Eva Kant. Every year a personal exhibition of original drawings is organized and Edizioni Papel create a folder of images with the authorization of the Astorina Publishing House.